What Friends are for

The door to Carousel Boutique swung open with a gentle magical glow, two ponies trotted inside. “So then, Applejack patted me on the back, with her mud covered hoof! It was most uncouth if I may say so. I think she only did it to get me to lose my temper. She is a good friend, but sometime she can be quite a hoofful.” The white unicorn closed the door behind the two silently. “Ah well, nothing to get my mane in a fuzz over. She’s a diamond in the rough. In any case, I do believe it’s time for our bi-weekly appointment again?”

The pale yellow pegasus glanced over to her friend gingerly. “Well, um… if it’s okay with you that is?”

Rarity let out a soft laugh. “Don’t be silly Fluttershy, of course I’ll help you out. It’s not a bother really, I quite enjoy it. And there's no need to be ashamed of asking for help, dear.” The unicorn patted her friend gently on the cheek, which blushed lightly in return.

“O-okay…” The pegasus scrapped at the floor, looking around timidly. “I know you've helped me with this a couple of times now, and I really appreciate it. But I’m still a bit unnerved by it… are you sure there’s nothing wrong with this?” Fluttershy asked as the pair began walking upstairs.

Rarity swept her mane out of the way casually and tossed her a glance. “Nonsense dear. I saw how tense you were before we started doing this. And goodness, it’s much better than somepony walking in on you, like I did all those weeks ago.” The pegasus hid behind her mane, blush intensifying. “Besides, it’s much easier for somepony else to reach your wings and brush your mane, wouldn’t you say?” The graceful unicorn looked at her timid friend, showing a warm smile.

“Yes… you’re right… thank you Rarity.” The maize-colored pegasus scooted towards the door, which was enveloped in a telekinetic shimmer and opened for the mare. She trotted inside, closely followed by the other mare. “Um… Rarity?” The unicorn turned towards her friend, quirking a brow.

“Yes dear?” The unicorn began levitating over several cosmetic objects, a stylish brush, a comb, some towels and similar items as she trotted towards one of her comfy and fabulous couches.

“Do you um… think you could bring out the large towel for this time?” The pink maned mare peeked out from behind her personal cover with one of her eyes. The other mare stopped for a few seconds, contemplating what had just been said. Then gave another smile.

“Rough week, dear?” Rarity levitated down a larger towel from the top of a counter. “Sure thing hun, just try to stay on the towel, if you can.” Fluttershy rubbed her left front leg and mumbled her thanks. “Sweetie, you really have to let yourself go more often. Nothing wrong with that… as long as you do it in moderation of course. Unlike that Rainbow Dash, she needs to learn some restraint.” When Fluttershy looked back up, Rarity had slipped into her bathrobe and prepped the couch with a collection of skillfully hoof-stitched and embroidered pillows (made by the fashionista herself, no less); lying atop these were soft, cashmere-and-silk towels - extra large, just like Fluttershy had requested. And lying atop those... was Rarity. “You coming dear?”

The pegasus nodded slowly and murmured, “Y-yes Rarity…” The pale yellow mare crawled onto the couch, nestling in between the white unicorn’s legs, nervously rubbing her front legs together as the unicorn prepped both of them up, leaning against one of the side cushions, sitting on her hindquarters with the timid mare in her tender grasp.

“There we go, that’s my girl. Now, you want to start with your wings or your mane?” The pegasus stayed quiet, breathing a little faster. “We’ll start with your mane as usual then.” Rarity levitated over a brush, slowly starting to brush through the other mare’s smooth, pink mane. She started to hum quietly, grooming Fluttershy as she cradled her friend between her hooves. “You feel ready to talk some this time dear? Or do you want us to be quiet like last time?” Getting no response, she resumed brushing, running the brush through the mane, briefly getting stuck on a knot, but skillfully wriggling the brush free and leaving Fluttershy's mane free of tangles.

The unicorn levitated over the comb, floating it directly behind the brush as she ran both through the same spots. The tan pegasus let out a soft moan and shivered. Rarity started to slowly traced her tongue along the other mare’s ear, making her tense up. “There, there. Relax dear, don’t struggle against it…” Rarity softly bit down and nibbled on her ear, slowly stroking the pegasus’ chest with one of her hooves. Fluttershy closed her eyes and wriggled gingerly, brushing against the other mare’s soft coat, feeling the warm fabric of the robe against her own fur.

After several minutes of tender brushing and combing, Rarity thought Fluttershy’s mane was groomed enough. “Right, there we are hun, mind spreading your wings for me?” The pale yellow pegasus mumbled something, shifting her weight as both her wings slowly extended. While still running her brush through her friend’s mane, the unicorn moved her hooves to knead the wing-joints, her horn’s shimmer extending and enveloping the wings, tender magic beginning to softly massage and stroke over the wings and feathers, eliciting a soft whimper from the mare.

Rarity resumed humming a gentle melody as she worked, moving from sensually nibbling the ears to helping to preen her friend using her mouth; all the while, Rarity’s magic worked, years of delicate practice making what seemed like impossibly complex feats a mere exercise in concentration for the fashionista. Fluttershy shivered lightly as she felt Rarity work her spots over; most of them were done at the spa as well, but it was just somehow more enjoyable when Rarity did it.

She felt her muscles relaxing, some old feathers molted and were shed as Rarity licked over them, tugging lightly with her teeth to check which were loose enough to pluck. Fluttershy bit her lower lip, exhaling a shaky breath. “You ready dear?” Rarity asked between a mouthful of feathers. The pegasus nodded quickly, her breathing rapid in anticipation of what was to come. The beautiful mare’s magic delicately split into even more tasks as one of her hooves slid down over the pegasus stomach. It didn’t take Fluttershy long to let out a squeak as she felt her friend's magic caress her already fully-erect vulva. She felt it sensually press against her need, rubbing each part of its surface, closely followed by a delicate hoof, gracing over her long, lush and puffy folds.

The timid mare let out a quiet moan as Rarity tended to her sensitive, swollen parts with a delicate touch, tenderly working on stimulating the mare’s need. Fluttershy gasped and bucked her hips as one of her primary feathers was preened. She felt how Rarity’s magic parted her lips, slowly slipping inside of her. Fluttershy quivered and let out several gasps as the hoof massaged her slick butterfly. She bit her bottom lip harder than before and blushed. She always thought of that time Rarity had helped name her privates every time they did this. Rarity had said that, because it was delicate, pretty and could flutter in the wind, she would call it her 'butterfly.’ The shy pegasus gasped and arched her back as the unicorn nipped at one of her ears again.

“Shhh… there we go… I can feel you’re tensing up, relax dear… think happy thoughts…” The telekinesis had started to push and press on her internal sweet spot, causing the pegasus to huff and grunt as Rarity gave her a good twist and turn on the outer knob with her hoof. She felt a comb brush her all the way to the back of the mane in a swift, fluid motion. Fluttershy whinnied as she felt the pressure building up inside of her. She peeked out from between her mane: the towel was splayed out in front of her, she just had to keep her angle down and it would go fine. A secondary feather was plucked out, causing the mare to moan out in delight, her tail jolting out.

“R-rarity… R-Rarity… I-I am go… going to… goi-ngghh…” She was silenced by a nuzzle to her cheek as every muscle in her body began to tense up for the anticipated release. The pegasus squirmed and whimpered as she closed in, Rarity began to stroke her friends clitoris vigorously as her telekinesis pounded away at the timid mares sweet spot. Suddenly the valve inside Fluttershy broke and blew open as the orgasm hit her. The carnation maned pegasus silently cried out in pure bliss as she released several warm jets of ecstasy onto the towel which soaked up all the fluids. She trembled hard as her climax rocked through her body, numbing all other senses and her ability to think clearly.

“There, there… let it all go dear… just let it all out, I’m here for you.” As Fluttershy felt herself regaining her composure she took several shaky breaths, blinking away a few tears from her glistening eyes. The pegasus now fully felt the day’s exhaustion really hit her. She found it hard to stay awake as her spent body gave in to the demands of contentment and fatigue. What little energy she had left went to giving a loud sniffle, cuddling up closer against the white unicorn. She closed her eyes, murmuring out several words of gratitude and appreciation to her friend before she drifted off to sleep.

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Rarity carefully extracted herself from underneath the sleeping pegasus. Replacing herself with a soft velvet pillow and a few cushions, she made sure her friend was more than comfortable, finishing it by placing a blanket over her sleeping form. She levitated the soaked towel into the washbin before stroking through the mane of her friend, careful not to awaken her, all the while drying away the last of her tears. She slowly petted the mare where her cutie mark would be, were it not covered by the blanket. “Poor thing… I really wish I could do more to help you, Fluttershy.” The unicorn was whispering to herself. “But you have to trust me, you will find a special somepony… just give it time, just believe in yourself dear.” She paused for a moment before giving a weak smile. “Who knows, they might be closer than you think…” Rarity leaned in close, giving Fluttershy a soft peck on her forehead before letting out a sigh and heading towards her own bed. What Rarity didn’t see was that a small smile had curled onto the slumbering pegasus' lips.